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Category: boundaries

#1365: “I am being held hostage by the phone.”

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 ~ JenniferP

When someone who can't say no and someone who won't take no for an answer become friends and form an awkward puzzle of dysfunction.

#1364: “Gender is elusive, and I cannot teach it to you, Mother!”

January 18, 2022January 19, 2022 ~ JenniferP

Don't let a side quest for understanding get in the way of doing - or demanding - care and kindness.

#1363: “Am I overreacting to being constantly interrupted at work?”

January 14, 2022January 14, 2022 ~ JenniferP

To avoid the trap of trying to satisfy a group member who can never be satisfied, think about what you owe everybody else.

5 Answers to “That’s Certainly A Question”

January 3, 2022January 3, 2022 ~ JenniferP

Answers to unpublishable questions, like a New Year's cleanse for upsetting letters.

#1359: Sibling’s Christmas Decorations Are Making My Parents Break Down

December 22, 2021December 23, 2021 ~ JenniferP

The problem with ultimatums is sometimes people take you up on them.

#1358: GUEST POST: “I think my professors $#@%-ed me up.”

December 20, 2021December 20, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Thriller author Amy Gentry answers this letter about abusive professors who feed like vampires on the potential of their students.

#1357: “My sister won’t come home for Christmas.”

December 2, 2021December 3, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Weird family stuff AND art school? Welcome to my wheelhouse.

It Came From The Search Terms: November 2021

November 30, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Somebody typed it into a search engine and ended up here. Challenge accepted!

#1356: “I don’t want to be friends with my neighbor anymore.”

November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Are you overreacting or are you just reacting to evidence of observed behavior and patterns?

#1355: “How to stop helping a former coworker.”

November 16, 2021November 16, 2021 ~ JenniferP

The only thing more awkward than talking about money is Not Talking About Money.

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